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Golan

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

Gaulon

Go´lan or Gaulon, a Levitical town of Bashan, in the tribe of Manasseh (;;; ), from which the small province of Gaulonitis took its name. The word is recognized in the present Jolan or Djolan, mentioned by Burckhardt as giving name to a district lying east of the lake of Tiberias, and composed of the ancient Gaulonitis, with part of Bashan and Argob.

 

 

 

 

Bibliography Information
Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Golan'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​g/golan.html.